Project Bread FoodSource
Hotline (Hunger Hotline)

1-800-645-8333
or 617-523-7010

The FoodSource
Hotline is a free telephone information and referral service operated
by Project Bread, a Massachusetts-based non-profit agency. Its purpose
is to connect people in need to a variety of food resources, such as food
pantries, soup kitchens, Meals on Wheels, and Food Stamps. The FoodSource
Hotline serves over 2500 callers each month, and more than half are families
with children.

Eligibility

Anyone
may call.

Income

No
income requirements.

Immigration

There
are no immigration restrictions, and undocumented immigrants may
apply.

If
you are asking about Food Stamps, you may be asked for a Social
Security number, but it is not necessary to provide one.

Cost

$

Free

Action
Steps

1.

Call
the hotline between 8am and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Friday or 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at 1-800-645-8333.

2.

Ask
for a referral to a food pantry, soup kitchen or other food program,
such as Food Stamps or Meals on Wheels.

3.

Visit
the pantry or other food resource to pick up food.

4.

Call
again for another referral as needed.

Food
pantries  Callers are typically able to receive referrals
to food pantries once a month. More frequent referrals may be available
in times of crisis.

Project
Bread built this website to help people in Massachusetts get Food
Stamps. Users can check their eligibility and print application forms.
The site is available in English and, beginning in the fall of 2002,
Spanish.